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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1911
Page
8
New York hosts a winter meeting of the football rules committee this Friday. Stakeholders expect discussion over the forward pass and down system with possible tweaks to strengthen attack and curb rough play. Dartmouth official E K Tall’s minority report may influence revisions as longtime debate continues.
Yale will not play Tufts or Vanderbilt next season. Tufts was easy last fall, NYU will replace Tufts on the date list, and Vanderbilt's terms were refused. The season mirrors last fall with Princeton on Nov 18 and Harvard on Nov 29, to be announced in about three weeks.
Brooklyn featherweight Joe Coster was operated on for appendicitis in a Brooklyn hospital. His condition is serious as he had been training for a February 8 bout with Tommy O Toole and an engagement with Knockout Brown for February 14 at the Fairmont Club.
Horace Fogel president of the Phil Nationals proposes a prize for the most novel suggestion to celebrate the home opener. He quips the idea that the Phil lies win the opening game as a novelty for fans.
Washington manager McAleer faces a demand from Clyde Milan after a season where Walter Johnson and Milan were viewed as the club’s two most valuable players. Milan, noting a drop from his prior form, asserts he deserves top compensation next season.
Pred Clarke will take eight players to Hot Springs. Of this number seventeen are pitchers. The Buccaneers captain aims to build a reliable pitching staff and hopes to uncover a few live wires from the talent pool. Cea is noted as one of the Pirates who faced the Cubs last season.
Unclear fragment mentions Taylor Whiskey and a price of $1 per full quart. No recognizable event or full details to confirm.
Boston Arena hosts the international and New England speed skating championships with a star lineup led by Edmund Lamy the world amateur champion. Morris Wood meets William Merritt in a special exhibition as Margaret Graham battles Mrs. McMillan in a main event.
Miss Minnie Cummings of Minneapolis arrives in the city to give daily exhibitions at the Boston Arena. She claims the title Queen of the Ice and is described as possibly unmatched in the region.
The fourth game of the basketball series between the St Francis A A Charlestown five and the Baldwins of South Boston will be played in Monument Hall Charlestown tomorrow night. The Baldwins lead two games to one and this match effectively decides the series.
The Washington Star notes Fred Lake is appointed to scout for the St. Louis Browns and praises his past success as Boston manager. It credits Lake with the Boston Americans strong lineup and his judged player selections as a key factor in that team's strength.
Ithaca teams expand inroads as Cornell defeats Harvard in hockey and matches in water, cross country, and track. Tech relay star Kanaly beats the Crimson in Providence and prep for B A A and New York A C meets. Kremlin-style wrestling managers rake in big sums, while hoop doom rumors loom over Harvard Yale clash. Gotch set for Feb 20. fans flock to Hack and Zybszko events.
Joe Horner the Michigan all round champion and star performer at last year’s B A A games will compete again in the Unicorn games a week from Saturday night. He will be joined by Ralph Craig the Wolverine sprinter as Michigan’s representatives in the contests.
Horner built a reputation on the cinder path for all around ability. He regularly scored in multiple events, entering the B A A games last year with a modest record, then winning prizes in weight events hurdles and sprints. He drew praise as a potential successor to Martin Sheridan.
Craig, a Michigan sprinter, is praised as one of the fastest short distance runners. He reportedly covered 220 yards in 21.15 seconds, possibly tying the world record held by B. J. Weters of Georgetown University, with Horner and Craig representing the Westerners.
A dense list of Sunday to Saturday games features Melrose High at home against Mr I T second, Reading High versus Quincey Filgh, Rockland High hosting Weymouth High, Andover meeting Cushing Academy, Rock Ridge Hall against Powder Point School, Milton facing Canton, Abington versus Bridgewater, Lynn English Iligh against Dummer Academy, Allen School versus Brown 14, Newton High hosting Winthrop, Dean Academy versus Niagara Falls University, Revereigh versus Winchester, Quincy High against Abington, and Braintree facing Weymouth. Weekend draws continue with Dean Academy at Syracuse, Williston Seminary versus Yale 14, Cushing Academy versus Brown second, Thayer Academy against Melrose, Wellesley High versus Posse Gym, Rock Ridge title match, Milton at Wellesley, Reading against Alumni, and Fitchburg High versus Gardner High.
Great Falls Montana January 29 Henry Gordring of Cleveland and Pearl Beeman of this city fought one hour 45 minutes for the middleweight championship and the match ended in a draw.
A reader asks if only Boston Athletic Association members can obtain tickets. The athletic manager will supply full seating details. Other notes reference past meetings of Jimmy Gardner and Frank Klaus, the Weston Walking Club, and remarks on heavyweight champions and historical races.
Edward Lozansky faces chaos as 1911 number plates arrive pink instead of white on maroon, delaying issuance for about 6,000 motorists. The article notes New York’s organized Highway Commission handling similar tasks with minimal yearly friction and mentions an upcoming Worcester Auto Show managed by Walter I. Weeden, detailing dealer exhibits and car lines.
Critics hail Hal Chase as having a superior pitching staff, but results prove otherwise as the Athletics win the world championship while the Highlanders fall short against the Giants.
Best scores in Greater Boston league bowling last week list top team and individual marks. Carruth leads with 548 in single string and 342 three-string. Rouse tops three-string in three-string, while Treen and Hall post 131 and 256 respectively. North Shore and Roslindale clubs post high totals in their leagues.
Individual averages show N E T and T Co 24 leading with a 97 field mark. Gordon and Dina more post 95 and 93 respectively while Lane Penniman Rogers HY Sanders and E Sanders also near the top with scores between 92 and 93. Gilholm Jr and Shortis are at 92 keeping the tight race tight.
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